Avarua, Cook Islands Moonrise, Moonset, Moon illumination

Moonrise, moonset, moon position, illumination and phases in Avarua (Cook Islands, Rarotonga). Current time: Wednesday, 2026-04-15, 02:14 (GMT-10:00) Pacific/Rarotonga . All times are shown in Avarua local time. Minimal illumination of the moon today: 1.61%, Maximal illumination for this day: 5.79%. Next full moon will be at: 2026-05-01, 07:24; remaining time: 16d 5h 10m 38s.

Moonrise, Moonset

Moonrise:	05:07
Moonset:	17:18

Current distance Earth↔Moon:
Center-to-center: 377 432 km
234 525 mi
Avarua ↔ Moon, nearest point: 379 666 km
235 914 mi
View angle: 0.528°

Avarua on map:

Avarua

Info

Local timezone:	GMT-10:00
Latitude:	-21.20778°
Longitude:	-159.775°
Country:	Cook Islands Rarotonga
Population:	13 373

Moon phase, Moon illumination Today

Moon illumination 0-24h (Current: 5.3%):

The age of the Moon in current lunar cycle: 27 Day, 8 hours, 20 minutes. (≈27.347 Day)

Moon illumination angle = -79°

Avarua, Moon position Today

Moon Altitude (0-24h), Current: -38.9°;

Moon Azimuth 0-24h (Current: 105.5°):

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Moonrise, moonset and phases in next few days

		Yesterday	Today	Tomorrow
date:	2026-04-13	2026-04-14	2026-04-15	2026-04-16	2026-04-17
Day:	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
Moonrise:	03:13:00	04:09:00	05:07:00	06:06:00	07:10:00
Moonset:	16:06:00	16:41:00	17:18:00	17:56:00	18:39:00

Avarua moonrise, moonset and phase informations for whole month (or Year 2026):

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